Category: Morning Links

In Spring Training, one of the annual rites is the arrival of the superstar players, and their inaugural "state of the union" addresses to begin camp. Yesterday it was David Ortiz holding court, and speaking on a number of issues - his health, steroid use and Manny Ramirez among other things. Amalie Benjamin has Ortiz taking … Continue reading Papi Holds Court

The Celtics were struggling last night, they were tired, it was the second night of a road back-to-back and the final game before the All Star break. They were down by 15 points and Dirk Nowitzki was on fire. Then the Celtics did what makes this team so great to watch. Kevin Garnett was quickly … Continue reading Superman Dons Cape in Dallas

The Celtics put together a strong fourth quarter last night, putting away the New Orleans Hornets on the road, 89-77. It wasn't all good news for the Celtics however, as Ray Allen had to leave the game with a hyperextended thumb. X-rays were negative on the injury. Now both my namesakes on the Celtics have … Continue reading Celtics Get Back on Track, Lose Another Allen

In a matchup of the best of the East vs the best of the West, it was the West and former Bruins star Joe Thornton who came out on top last night, decisively, as the San Jose Sharks scored 4 goals in the final period to erase a 2-1 Bruins lead. Fluto Shinzawa has the Bruins … Continue reading Bruins Not Ready For Prime Time

The Beanpot, a.k.a the Boston University Invitational is an annual tradition around these parts. Also traditional is Boston University skating off with the title, which they did for the 29th time last night, thanks to a 5-2 win over Northeastern. Nancy Marrapese-Burrell has the Terriers winning the dog-beat-bog final over the Huskies. John Connolly notes that a pair of … Continue reading The BU Invitational Goes To…BU

The Celtics fell to the San Antonio Spurs at the Garden yesterday, 105-99 thanks in great part to 7 Spurs points in 1.4 seconds and the Celtics up by a point at the time. Roger Mason hit a three pointer to give the Spurs a two point lead, then the inbounds pass was stolen by … Continue reading Celtics Fall Down in the Stretch Once Again

We can blame the officials, who once again made a number of curious calls that influenced the outcome of a big NBA game, but really, the Celtics can only blame themselves for their 110-109 overtime defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers, who have now swept the season series from the defending champs. … Continue reading Lakers Get Better Of Celtics, Again

A night after the Celtics went into Philadelphia and defeated the Sixers, the Bruins came in and posted a 3-1 win over the Flyers. Kevin Paul Dupont and Steve Conroy have the Bruins taking advantage of a little help from the Flyers to get the win. Joe Haggerty has David Krejci getting back on track … Continue reading Bruins Take Down Philly Too

Ray Allen hit a pair of three point shots in the final minute, including the game winner with 0.5 remaining on the clock to give the Celtics a 100-99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The win is the Celtics 12th in a row heading into another showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. … Continue reading Allen Shoots Down Sixers In Final Seconds

In case you hadn't heard, the Steelers are the NFL's latest and current great team. In some ways it is hard to argue that, given that they have won two Super Bowls since the Patriots won their last one. There are going to be plenty of articles written this offseason about the greatness of the Steelers, and … Continue reading Steeler Coronation